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Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 283: L120-L129, 2002. First published February 15, 2002; doi:10.1152/ajplung.00004.2002
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Vol. 283, Issue 1, L120-L129, July 2002

Chronic carbon monoxide enhanced IbTx-sensitive currents in rat resistance pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells

Eric Dubuis, Mathieu Gautier, Alexandre Melin, Manuel Rebocho, Catherine Girardin, Pierre Bonnet, and Christophe Vandier

Laboratoire de Physiopathologie de la Paroi Artérielle, Faculté de Médecine, 37032 Tours, France

Exogenous carbon monoxide (CO) can induce pulmonary vasodilation by acting directly on pulmonary artery (PA) smooth muscle cells. We investigated the contribution of K+ channels to the regulation of resistance PA resting membrane potential on control (PAC) rats and rats exposed to CO for 3 wk at 530 parts/million, labeled as PACO rats. Whole cell patch-clamp experiments revealed that the resting membrane potential of PACO cells was more negative than that of PAC cells. This was associated with a decrease of membrane resistance in PACO cells. Additional analysis showed that outward current density in PACO cells was higher (50% at +60 mV) than in PAC cells. This was linked to an increase of iberiotoxin (IbTx)-sensitive current. Chronic CO hyperpolarized membrane of pressurized PA from -46.9 ± 1.2 to -56.4 ± 2.6 mV. Additionally, IbTx significantly depolarized membrane of smooth muscle cells from PACO arteries but not from PAC arteries. The present study provides initial evidence of an increase of Ca2+-activated K+ current in smooth muscle cells from PA of rats exposed to chronic CO.

Kv; K channel blockers; 4-aminopyridine; pressurized artery; iberiotoxin


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